I agree! I think I've put in the money and mods to get there, but I'm not interested in giving up my M6 . I have a few minor upgrades in the mail and need to spend some time on my tune (w/Bill) after they arrive. I'm expecting to be around 825wrhp. I'm hoping with a little more practice, i can get to 10.5.

I'm thinking if i can get a 10.5 that a good driver can break into the 9s. The questions is given I don't like anyone to work on my car besides me...would i really consider letting someone else drive it...hmmm.

You know the DA formula to correct your ET time to sea level...I need a calculation to correct my times for my poor driving .

We'll see...i'm at 11.1 with a sloppy run that had boost spike, lean spike & knocking that resulted in pulled timing. And it was close to a 1.9s 60" ...man, if i could drop that to a 1.6 (huge if), that alone would have me at 10.5.

I hope to get some better pics this weekend... So my original intent was to paint the grill grey to match the stripes. But I was on the fence, and the body shop i brought it to recommended to match the black. I like it, but was hoping to make it a little more differential...

BTW, i finally uploaded videos from my last trip to the track. Lots of opportunities at the moment. I just received my RX Super Chiller, my TPiS should be here any day...Bogarts may be a while...may end up w/one more trip to the track before making the jump to slicks...

Must be nice living in Texas.I live in California and very limited motor mods allowed due to Ca Smog tests. Thank You for sharing your journey.Besides I don't think my wife wants me to soop up our SS to much, because our 25 year old son passed away in his 98Z28 with 518 RWHP.Your car is Bad Ass keep up the great project.Be Safe

Must be nice living in Texas.I live in California and very limited motor mods allowed due to Ca Smog tests. Thank You for sharing your journey.Besides I don't think my wife wants me to soop up our SS to much, because our 25 year old son passed away in his 98Z28 with 518 RWHP.Your car is Bad Ass keep up the great project.Be Safe

Yes, it is nice living in Texas for many reasons. Summer heat not one of them, but I expect the rx super chiller to help with that. I think most folks in California hold on to their stock cats when going to inspection. Sorry to hear about your son, I try to keep safe...roll bar, fire extinguisher, etc. and I generally drive sane when I'm sharing the road.

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I love your build, hope to do one myself.

Thanks! I certainly didn't have plans to do it in my first year, but shit happens like an arp balancer bolt snap in the crank and you have to do what you have to do . I have to admit, in hind sight it was my favorite costly mistake I've ever made. . My wife thinks I did it on purpose...

How much did the cradle bushings change the handling characteristics on your ride? I'm thinking of doing it but I want to make sure it makes a great difference.

I made so many changes in a short amount of time I'm not really sure how it impacted handling. Certainly no negative impact.

As I recall, they aren't very expensive. I bought them 6 months before installing. I recommend if you are racing to buy and then wait for a good reason to drop the cradle. While it is down, install them.